Nandivarman II
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Nandivarman II was a prominent 8th-century Pallava king of South India known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and patronizing temple architecture and learning.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nandivarman II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8667346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nandivarman II Context triple: [Pallava dynasty, notableRuler, Nandivarman II]
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A.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
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B.
Rajaraja Narendra
Rajaraja Narendra was a prominent 11th-century Eastern Chalukya king of Vengi, known for his patronage of Telugu literature and support of the poet Nannaya.
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C.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
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D.
Rajaraja III
Rajaraja III was a 13th-century Chola king of South India whose weak rule marked the decline of the once-powerful Chola Empire.
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E.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nandivarman II Target entity description: Nandivarman II was a prominent 8th-century Pallava king of South India known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and patronizing temple architecture and learning.
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A.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
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B.
Rajaraja Narendra
Rajaraja Narendra was a prominent 11th-century Eastern Chalukya king of Vengi, known for his patronage of Telugu literature and support of the poet Nannaya.
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C.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
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D.
Rajaraja III
Rajaraja III was a 13th-century Chola king of South India whose weak rule marked the decline of the once-powerful Chola Empire.
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E.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pallava king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nandivarman Pallava-malla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandivarman Pallavamalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToThroneAs | child ⓘ |
| capital | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | temple constructions in Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| dynasty | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
wars with the Ganga dynasty
ⓘ
wars with the Pandya kingdom ⓘ wars with the Western Chalukya kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 8th century CE ⓘ |
| father | Hiranyavarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 731–796 CE ⓘ |
| house | Pallavas of Kanchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionsFoundIn |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issued | land grants to Brahmins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Gangas
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conflicts with the Western Chalukyas ⓘ consolidating Pallava power ⓘ military resistance against the Pandyas ⓘ patronage of learning ⓘ patronage of temple architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | helped sustain Pallava influence in South India in the 8th century ⓘ |
| patronized |
Brahmanical learning
ⓘ
Sanskrit scholarship ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ Tamil scholarship ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | one of the last powerful Pallava rulers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Paramesvaravarman II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 796 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 731 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Kanchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedFrom | collateral branch of the Pallava family ⓘ |
| strengthened | Pallava control over Tondaimandalam ⓘ |
| successor | Dantivarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Brahmin settlements ⓘ |
| title |
Maharaja
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Pallavamalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Nandivarman II Description of subject: Nandivarman II was a prominent 8th-century Pallava king of South India known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and patronizing temple architecture and learning.
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